All about trout fishing in New Zealand. This category includes other freshwater fish species. Our full trout fishing menu is in the sidebar on the right of this page – scroll down for mobile devices.Glenorchy, Anglers’ Eldorado, Rees, Dart Rivers, Diamond, Lake Wakatipu
Glenorchy Fishing, The Anglers’ Eldorado Glenorchy, The Rees and Dart Rivers, The Diamond System – Diamond Lake, upper Diamond Creek – Reid Lake, and lower Diamond Creek – and Lake Wakatipu by Dick Marquand Without a doubt, one of the most interesting and productive areas that I have been privileged to fish for trout is at the More...
Hurunui River Secrets – How to Fish – Secrets of the Four Sections
Hurunui River Secrets – River-craft comes from experience and the application of an inquiring mind by Paul Corliss A nice salmon from above Jack’s Pass. Hurunui River Secrets. Some anglers find the More...
Nymph and Dry Fly – New Canterbury Water Surprises by Paul Corliss
Nymph and Dry Fly – New salmon anglers will learn a lot reading between the lines! by Paul Corliss Nymph and dry fly. Big braided snow-fed rivers with their weedless unstable greywacke beds don’t usually More...
Whitebait Streamer Fly – Make your whitebait stand out in a crowd
Whitebait Streamer Fly for Sea-Run Trout Fishing by Chris Tonkin Whitebait Streamer Fly consists of a gold tinsel body, a few long wisps of deer hair, and nothing else. The first of the smelt runs appear in South More...
Fly Fishing Getting Started – Excellent Advice for Beginners
Fly Fishing – Getting Started – Why quality advice really makes a huge difference By Graeme Smith Graeme Smith being assisted by West Coast guide Zane Murfin – Fly Fishing Getting Started. Fly More...
Glimmy Brass Spoon Trout Spinner – An Oldie Very Effective Fish Taker
Home » Trout Glimmy Brass Spoon by Allan Burgess Glimmy brass trout spoon lure or spinner bait. This brass spoon was known originally as a Glimmy, or Record Little Glimmy was part of a vast range of spinnerbaits More...
Maruia River Trout Fishing Magic Near Murchison by Paul Corliss
Maruia River Trout Fishing Near Murchison by Paul Corliss by Paul Corliss Gray Prebble with his sleek five and a half pounder. The Irishman’s dog was part beagle and three or four parts mischief. It More...
10 Fly Fishing Tips for Beginners – Fooling That Elusive Trout
10 Fly Fishing Tips for Beginners – Fooling That Elusive Trout by Andrew Padlie This rainbow trout was caught on the author’s favourite fly, an Olive Woolly Bugger. When it comes to trout fishing, most More...
Parrot Beak Syndrome Deformity in Trout by Dick Marquand
Parrot Beak Syndrome Genetic Deformity in Trout by Dick Marquand Parrot Beak Syndrome deformed brown trout. Photograph Dick Marquand. This unusual brown trout was caught in Lake Dunstan by Trevor Phillips of Mosgiel. More...
Proper Fishing Season 1 October to 30 April by Gary Busch
Proper Fishing Season 1 October to 30 April – Last Day Brown Trout Lessons by Gary Busch This beautiful 5 1/2 lb brown trout was returned to the ice-cold water. 1 October to 30 April is the “proper” More...